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Franics Duggan made his West High debut a memorable one on Saturday.

The three-time state medalist in Pennsylvania went 4-0 in his first tournament in a West High singlet, claiming the 220-pound title at the Ed Winger Classic in Urbandale.

Duggan transferred to West High this summer but sat out until Saturday due to transfer rules.

In his first appearance he collected a pair of first-period falls before downing third-ranked Isaac Bales of Glenwood in the semifinals.

Duggan secured his first title as a West High wrestler with a 16-7 major decision over second-ranked and previously unbeaten Greg Hagan of West Des Moines Dowling.

Teammate Nelson Brands added an individual title at 160 pounds as West High placed fifth with 124 points.

Southeast Polk won the team title with 200 points while West Des Moines Valley was second with 165.5.

Brands (41-1) went 3-0 en route to the 160-pound title, earning a 9-3 decision over second-ranked Zane Mulder of Dallas Center-Grimes in the title match.

Graham Gambrall finished third at 132 and Will Hoeft was third at 182 for West High and Hans vonRabenau was fifth at 106.

Ed Winger Classic

Team scores – 1. Southeast Polk 200; 2. West Des Moines Valley 165.5; 3. Johnston 159.5; 4. Waukee 157; 5. West High 124; 6. Glenwood 110.5; 7. Ballard 104; 8. North Scott 91; 9. Cedar Falls 80; 9. Fort Madison 80; 11. Bettendorf 74.5; 12. Centerville 68; 13. Dallas Center-Grimes 60; 14. Des Moines Lincoln 59.5; 15. West Des Moines Dowling 50; 16. Urbandale 43; 17. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 34; 18. ADM 27.5; 19. Des Moines Roosevelt 17; 20. Ames 16.

(Championship Matches; Area Placewinners)

106 – Matthew Lewis (CEN) dec. Lucas Uliano (WAU) 7-1; 5. Hans vonRabenau (ICW)

113 – Nick Oldham (WDV) pinned Nathan Kahoe (DML) 1:51

120 – Kyle Biscoglia (WAU) dec. Kobey Pritchard (SEP) 24-5

126 – Kayden Kauzlarich (CEN) pinned Ryan Steffensmeier (FM) 3:39; 6. Keaton Speicher (ICW)

132 – Zach Price (JON) tech. fall Caleb Corbin (WDV) 21-6; 3. Graham Gambrall (ICW)

138 – Conner Dalton (DML) dec. Will Jefferson (BET) 6-3

145 – Cade DeVos (SEP) dec. Trevor Anderson (GLE) 7-2

152 – Harlan Steffensmeier (FM) dec. Grant Stotts (WDV) 5-4

160 – Nelson Brands (ICW) dec. Zane Mulder (DC-G) 9-3

170 – Anthony Zach (WAU) dec. Thaddeus Breitsprecker (SEP) 6-1; 6. Ashton Stumpf (ICW)

182 – Joel Shapiro (WDV) pinned Brandon Tessau (WAU) 5:51; 3. Will Hoeft (ICW)

195 – Gabe Christenson (SEP) pinned Joseph Hofbauer (BAL) 1:06

220 – Francis Duggan (ICW) major dec. Greg Hagan (WDD) 16-7

285 – Caleb Sanders (GLE) dec. Jake Ryan (JON) 3-2 UTB; 6. Guy Snow (ICW)

Regina Crowns Three Champs at John Byers Invitational

Regina crowned three champions and placed seventh as a team at the John Byers Invitational on Saturday at Midland High School in Wyoming.

Ryan Schott, Nick Milder and Rowan Udell all earned individual titles as the Regals finished with 97.5 points.

Southeast Polk won the team title with 182.5 points while host Midland was runner-up with 133.5.

Schott earned a 15-0 tech. fall over Spencer Amling of Edgewood-Colesburg in the 160-pound title match to improve to 36-1 on the season.

Milder moved his season record to 19-2 with a 4-1 win over Hunter Clasen of Bellevue in the 170-pound championship match.

Udell edged Kalob Runyon of Southeast Polk 4-0 to finish first at 195 pounds.

John Byers Invitational

Team scores – 1. Southeast Polk 182.5; 2. Midland 133.5; 3. Maquoketa 118.5; 4. Bellevue 108.5; 5. Edgewood-Colesburg 105; 6. Dubuque Senior 100; 7. Regina 97.5; 8. Dubuque Hempstead 95; 9. Wapello 85.5; 10. Central City 46; 11. Durant 36; 12. Northeast 30.5; 13. Clayton Ridge 8.

(Championship Matches; Area Placewinners)

106 – Damon Huston (MID) major dec. Colton Meeker (WAP) 11-2

113 – Hunter Connolly (MAQ) pinned Christopher Ewart (WAP) 5:35

120 – Daniel Meeker (WAP) major dec. Austin Michels (BEL) 12-3; 4. Henry May (ICR)

126 – Mitchell Moore (WAP) pinned Trevor Gudenkauf (MID) 4:51

132 – Griffen Gravel (MID) dec. Carter Elliott (DS) 4-2

138 – Jared Chadwick (SEP) dec. Remington Overstake (NE) 5-1

145 – Eli Reed (SEP) pinned Ethan Nemmers (BEL) 1:17; 5. Will Bobst (ICR)

152 – Abraham Michel (MAQ) major dec. Killian Welsh (E-C) 14-3; 6. Sean Nugent (ICR)

160 – Ryan Schott (ICR) tech. fall Spencer Amling (E-C) 15-0

170 – Nick Milder (ICR) dec. Hunter Clasen (BEL) 4-1

182 – Lucas Knief (BEL) pinned Gage Smith (SEP) 5:18

195 – Rowan Udell (ICR) dec. Kalob Runyon (SEP) 4-0

220 – Brett Schoenherr (MID) major dec. Connor Brown (SEP) 9-1; 6. Isaac Vollstedt (ICR)

285 – Taven Rich (MAQ) DEC. Nile Coghlan (CC) 9-7

Cochran Leads CCA at Rick Caldwell Invitational

Tanner Cochran earned a runner-up finish at 220 pounds to lead Clear Creek Amana at the Rick Caldwell Invitational on Saturday in Waverly.

Cochran fell to Sam Wolff of Indianola 3-2 in the ultima tiebreaker in the 220-pound title match.

The runner-up finish by Cochrane helped the Clippers place seventh with 77 points.

Class 3A top-ranked Fort Dodge won the team title with 228 points while host Waverly-Shell Rock was second with 194 points.

West Branch junior Tyler Siemen (16-14) was runner-up at 106 pounds as the Bears placed ninth with 27 points.

Rick Caldwell Invitational

Team scores – 1. Fort Dodge 228; 2. Waverly-Shell Rock 194; 3. Crestwood 173.5; 4. Indianola 130; 5. Waterloo East 129; 6. Storm Lake 116; 7. Clear Creek Amana 77; 8. Saint Ansgar 71; 9. West Branch 27

(Championship Matches; Area Placewinners)

106 – Drake Ayala (FD) pinned Tyler Siemen (WB) 1:53; 5. Mike Marrow (CCA)

113 – Carson Taylor (FD) dec. Chryshaun Taylor (we) 8-5; 4. Samual Stevens (CCA)

120 – Kaden Anderlik (CRE) dec. Dylan Albrecht (WSR) 7-1

126 – Evan Yant (WSR) major dec. Bradley Brown (SL) 14-4; 6. Jake Neuzil (CCA)

132 – Drew Bennett (FD) pinned Christopher Shima (SL) 1:17

138 – Ian Heise (WSR) pinned Drevon Ross (FD) 5:59

145 – Dalton Woodyard (WSR) dec. Josh Barretta (IND) 7-3; 5. Andrew Rohret (CCA)

152 – Cayd Lara (FD) dec. Jacob Herrmann (WSR) 5-4; 6. Harrison Cory (CCA)

160 – Colter Bye (CRE) dec. Levi Egli (FD) 1-0; 6. Morgan Hartz (WB)

170 – Kaden Smith (FD) dec. Brennan Meacham (IND) 6-3

182 – Dayton Smith (SA) dec. Colt Carpenter (IND) 7-4; 6. Nick Collins (CCA)

195 – Tyrell Gordon (WE) dec. Brayden Wolf (WSR) 12-6; 6. Spencer Beltz (CCA)

220 – Sam Wolff (IND) dec. Tanner Cochran (CCA) 3-2 UTBl 6. Drake Bloem (WB)

285 – Jorge Sandoval (SL) dec. Jacob Knutson (CRE) 1-0; 6. Jacob Barnhart (WB)

Solon Runner-up at Herb Irgens Invitational

Tyler Linderbaum won the individual title at 285 pounds to help Solon to a runner-up team finish at the two-day, 24-team Herb Irgens Invitational on Saturday in Ida Grove.

Linderbaum went 3-0 and had a pair of pins on his way to the 285-pound title including a third-period pin of Noah Pittman of Don Bosco in the title match.

Don Bosco won the team title with 251.5 points while Solon was second with 182.5 points.

Zach Wegmann and Mike Hoyle each added runner-up finishes for the Spartans.

Hoyle improved to 28-6 on the season while placing second at 182 pounds while Wegmann (25-8) was runner-up at 220 pounds.

Zeb Gnida placed third at 120 pounds and Zack Bevans was third at 152 pounds for the Spartans.

Herb Irgens Invitational

Team scores – 1. Don Bosco 251.5; 2. Solon 182.5; 3. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 141.5; 4. Woodbury Central 137; 5. OA-BCIG 121.5; 6. Emmetsburg 106; 6. Sibley-Ocheyedan 106; 8. Southeast Valley 97; 9. Cherokee 85; 10. Spirit Lake Park 84.5; 11. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshhire 80; 12. Pocahontas Area 74.5; 13. South Central Calhoun 67; 14. Sioux Center 60; 15. Carroll 57; 16. Akron-Westfield 56.5; 16. West Lyon 56.5; 18. Okoboji 47; 19. Audubon 46.5; 20. Lawton-Bronson 43.5; 21. Western Christian 39; 22. Ridge View 36; 23. Woodbine 21; 24. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 5; 24. Kinsley-Piersen 5.

(Championship Matches; Area Placewinners)

106 – Beau Klingensmith (WC) dec. Daniel Kimball (DB) 6-5

113 – Jake Nieman (OAB) dec. Nate Curry (SB-L) 4-2

120 – Jack Gaukel (SB-L) dec. Kurtis Krager (OAB) 6-1; 3. Zeb Gnida (SOL)

126 – Shea Ruffridge (PA) dec. Easton Larson (DB) 5-0; 4. Aidan Dall (SOL)

132 – Max Wettengel (DB) dec. Ethan Berven (EMT) 8-2; 4. Christian Haight (SOL)

138 – Easton Graff (SB-L) dec. Gable Fox (DB) 2-1; 8. Andy Brokaw (SOL)

145 – Wade Mitchell (WC) dec. Logan Lutgen (DB) 3-2

152 – Kyler Rieck (SLP) dec. Austin Eilers (L-B) 7-3; 3. Zack Bevans (SOL)

160 – John Henrich (A-W) pinned Parker Klocke (CAR) 5:31; 4. Jax Flynn (SOL)

170 – Tyler Zeimen (CHR) dec. Thomas Even (DB) 14-8; 7. Seamus Poynton (SOL)

182 – Kyler Fisher (SV) dec. Mike Hoyle (SOL) 13-9

195 – Hunger Dejong (S-O) pinned Blake Anderson (OAB) 3:58; 8. Adam Bock (SOL)

220 – Tyler Anderson (OAB) pinned Zach Wegmann (SOL) 1:44

285 – Tyler Linderbaum (SOL) pinned Noah Pittman (DB) 5:03